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6 Pillars of a Well Architected Framework Flashcards

Memorize the AWS Pillars

1
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What are 6 Pillars of a Well Architected Framework?

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  • Operation Excellence
  • Security
  • Reliability
  • Performance Efficiency
  • Cost Optimization
  • Sustainability
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“Perform operations as code” refers to

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Operational Excellence

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“Make frequent, small, reversible changes”
refers to which pillar?

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Operational Excellence

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“Refine operations procedures frequently”
refers to which pillar?

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Operational Excellence

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5
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“Anticipate failure”
refers to which pillar?

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Operational Excellence

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“Learn from all operational failures”
refers to which pillar?

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Operational Excellence

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“Implement a strong identity foundation”
refers to which pillar?

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Security

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8
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“Enable Traceability”
refers to which pillar?

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Security

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“Apply security at all layers”
refers to which pillar?

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Security

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“Automate security best practices”
refers to which pillar?

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Security

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“Protect data in transit & at rest”
refers to which pillar?

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Security

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12
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“Keep people away from data”
refers to which pillar?

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Security

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13
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“Prepare for security events”
refers to which pillar?

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Security

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14
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“Automatically recover from failure”
refers to which pillar?

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Reliability

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15
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“Test recovery procedures”
refers to which pillar

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Reliability

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“Scale horizontally to increase aggregate workload availability”
refers to which pillar?

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Reliability

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17
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“Stop guessing capacity”
refers to which security pillar?

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Reliability

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18
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“Manage change in automation”
refers to which pillar?

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Reliability

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19
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“Democratize advanced technologies”
refers to which pillar?

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Performance Efficiency

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20
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“Go global in minutes”
refers to which pillar?

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Performance Efficiency

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21
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“Use serverless architecture”
refers to which pillar?

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Performance Efficiency

22
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“Experiment more often”
refers to which pillar?

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Performance Efficiency

23
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“Consider mechanical sympathy”
refers to which pillar?

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Performance Efficiency

24
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“Implement cloud financial management”
refers to which pillar?

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Cost Optimization

25
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“Adopt a consumption model”
refers to which pillar?

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Cost Optimization

26
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“Measure overall efficiency”
refers to which pillar?

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Cost Optimization

27
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“Stop spending money on undifferentiated heavy lifting”
refers to which pillar?

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Cost Optimization

28
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“Analyze and attribute expenditure”
refers to which pillar?

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Cost Optimization

29
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“Understand your impact”
refers to which pillar?

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Sustainability

30
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“Establish sustainability goals”
refers to which pillar?

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Sustainability

31
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“Maximize utilization”
refers to which pillar?

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Sustainability

32
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“Anticipate and adopt new, more efficient hardware and software offerings”
refers to which pillar?

A

Sustainability

33
Q

“Use managed services”
refers to which pillar?

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Sustainability

34
Q

“Reduce the downstream impact of your cloud workloads”
refers to which pillar?

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Sustainability

35
Q

Ability to run & monitor systems to deliver business value & continually improve supporting processes & procedures
is which pillar?

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Operational Excellence

36
Q

Ability to protect info, systems, & asserts while delivering business value through risk assessments & mitigation strategies is which pillar?

37
Q

Ability to recover from infrastructure or service disruptions, dynamically acquire computing resources to meet demand, & mitigate disruptions such as misconfigurations or transient network issues is which pillar?

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Reliability

38
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Ability to use computing resources efficiently to meet system requirements & maintain that efficiency as demand changes & technologies evolve is which pillar?

A

Performance Efficiency

39
Q

Ability to avoid/eliminate cost or suboptimal resources is which pillar?

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Cost Optimization

40
Q

Ability to increase efficiency across all components of workload by maximizing benefits from provisioned resources is which pillar?

A

Sustainability

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What is Operational Excellence Pillar?

A

Ability to run & monitor systems to deliver business value & improve supporting processes & procedures.

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What are design principles of Operational Excellence Pillar include?

A
  • Performing operations as code
  • Annotating documentation
  • Anticipating failure
  • Frequently making small & reversible changes.
43
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What is Security Pillar?

A

Ability to protect information, systems, & assets while delivering business value through risk assessments & mitigation strategies.

44
Q

What are design principles of Security Pillar include?

A
  • Automate security best practices when possible
  • Apply security at all layers
  • Protect data in transit & at rest
45
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What is Reliability Pillar?

A

System ability to:
- Recover from infrastructure/service disruptions
- Dynamically acquire computing resources to meet demand
- Mitigate disruptions such as misconfigurations or transient network issues.

46
Q

What are design principles of Reliability Pillar include?

A
  • Testing recovery procedures
  • Scaling horizontally to increase aggregate system availability
  • Automatically recovering from failure.
47
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What is Performance Efficiency Pillar?

A

Ability to use computing resources efficiently to meet system requirements & to maintain it as demand & technologies change.

48
Q

What are design principles of Performance Efficiency Pillar include?

A
  • Experimenting more often
  • Using server-less architectures
  • Designing systems to be able to go global in minutes.
49
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What is Cost Optimization Pillar?

A

Run systems to delivery business value at lowest cost.

50
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What are design principles of Cost Optimization Pillar include?

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  • Adopting consumption model
  • Analyzing & Attributing Expenditure
  • Using managed services to reduce cost of ownership.
51
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What is Sustainability Pillar?

A

Ability to continually improve sustainability impacts by lower energy consumption & increasing efficiency by minimizing total resources needed.

52
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What are design principles of Sustainability Pillar include?

A
  • Understand impact
  • Establish sustainability goals
  • Maximize utilization
  • Anticipate & adopt new & more efficient hardware & software offerings
  • Use managed Services
  • Reduce downstream impact of workloads.

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